How do I play 3D Games in a VirtualBox?

theif519 · 06-13-2011, 11:05 AM

I installed VirtualBox 3D Additions and the default VirtualBox additions and it won't work, whenever I try to execute it, one saying that it can't open multiple at a time *I don't know why* and another doesn't execute. The one that says "Can not open multiple* was Soldier Front, and the one that won't execute is Battlefield Play4Free. What do I have to do to play games on it?

adamk75 · 06-14-2011, 04:53 AM

The first thing you can do is check the display tab of dxiag to see if Direct3D acceleration is enabled and working in the guest. You can also download qtgears (http://lab.bachem-it.com/opengl/qtgears/) or wglgears (http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~jeffery/win32/) to see if OpenGL acceleration is working.

Mind you, 3D acceleration in virtualbox is only really usable for the lightest 3D applications so, personally, I would even try playing 3D games with it.

Adam